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Showing posts with label poison. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poison. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Everyone's Favorite Drink Might Be Slowly Killing Us
Apparently 10% of sodas in the US (most of them citrus) contain a chemical called BVO. This chemical is "also added to polystyrene foam cushions in furniture and plastics in electronics because BVO can slow down the chemical reactions that cause a fire." Not only that but it is banned in Europe and Japan. Really? Well at least we don't have to worry about self-combustion. Check out more in this article from Gizmodo.
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